Portable miter box



March 2 192s. 1,575,354

M. A. MARTIN PORTABLE MITER'BOX Filed ot. 13 1924 z sheets-sheet 1 March Z 1926.

M. A. MARTIN roRTABLE iu'rnx Box Filed Oct. 13, 1924 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Patented Mar. 2, 1926.

UNITED STATES Monats A. MARTIN, or Los AuGELEs-cALTEoRNIA PORTABLE ummm` BX.

y Application filed October 13, 1924. Serial No. 743,372.:

To all 107mm t may concern; l

Be it known that I, MORRIS A. MARTIN,

a `citizen of the United States,y residing 'at Los Angeles, in the county otLos Angeles and State of California, have invented new and useful Improvements in Portable Miter Boxes, of which the following is a spec1- cation.

My invention is an improvement'in port-` able miter boxes of the type in which the miter box is held on or clamped to a board and is swiveled to guide a saw in cutting Vat the desired Vangle or miter.

My'miter box is designedto swingfthe saw on say a vertical axis and toswivel it on a horizontal axis, either one otwhich may be used for cutting miters.

The main body is providedwith grooves t in which the movable part may be clamped in three different positions, or by not using or eliminating the grooves could be clamped inany position, thusk giving a third adjustment for the saw. t

My invention comprises a base which may be held or clamped toa board lor timber,`

a `miter guide bolted or. otherwise secured thereto, a verticalpivot heldin'the miter' guide, and a horizontal swiveling saw` support pivotingon the vertical pivot. This provides ahorizontal mitering guide.'

I provide avertical swiveling miter or bevel guide by mounting a saw clamp on the saw supportwith scaleson protractor arms to indicate the angle of swivel.

Thus with my improved .miter boxv with one-implement I may cutinitersland bevels at the same time and attach my miter box to a board or timber on the most convenient tace to work from.: y

My invention Will be more readily understood from the`facconipanying'` specificationL and drawings, in which Y Y. p

Figure 1 s a top plan view otmy miter box with a saw clamped therein and looking in the direction indicated ofFigs. 2 and 3. I A Fig.,2 is a side elevation of my miter box looking in the direction indicated by thef 4 arrow 2 ot Figui,

Fig. 3 isan end elevation of my miter box locking in the direction indicated by the' arrow 3 in Fig. 2.

' Fig. A is a cross section ofthe miter box on the line 1 -4 ot Fig. 3 viewedin the di` rection of the arrows.

by the arrows lThe mainparts of my miter box arethe guide base A which may be held or clamped to a board or timber, a mitering guide B bolted or' otherwise secured thereto, a verti-. l

cal pivot C held in the mitering guide, and' a horizontal swiveling saw support D swiveling on ,thepivot Av saw lclamp E is swiveled onthe saw support D.

' With the parts A, B, C, and D the sawl may be swung on a vertical axis to out a miter. By swiveling the saw clamp E I can miter cut. Y Y The guide base A isM constructed with a cut a bevel which may be with or Without a flat plate 1 supporting Aa vertical block 2 at the end. Near each edge I form grooves 3 in which may be inserted Straightk edges l having T-shaped heads 5 to engage the inside,V faceof the grooves. The block 2 is preferably semi-circular above .the plate 1 asindicatedfby 6, and has two horizontal grooves V7` and and; a vertical groove 9or a purpose hereinater explained. The block has an aperture 10 near the base.

The miteringguide B is in the shape of a yoke 1,5 having a lowerlug 16 and an upper lug'17. It is securely clamped to the base A by meansof a boltor stud 18.' To vgive vadditional rigidity `an angle 19 engages the yoke by anarm 20`thereof which is illus- L trate'd as being rounded. This is inserted in a circular hole 21 in the yoke 15. AThe other arm 220i theanglehasan.aperturej23 tit'- ting over the bolt 18 which is screwthreaded at ,24 and provided with a nut 25. A spring angle and the yoke when the nut is loosened.

,The base yA maybe rotated on the bolt 18 which is shown'asa horizontal axis secured to the mitering guide B. The grooves?, 8 and9`provide three positions for holding the base A* and mitering guide B in fixed positions Aso that the device may have a convenient mounting working on the desired faceo't the board or timber; These grooves may be omittedv and the semi-circular part of the block 2 graduated to indicate an angular adjustment. f y f `,The upper portion of lthe mitering guide B is provided with a quadrant having a graduatedl face 81. This vquadrant is substantially semi-circular merely having suiiicient bevel toyclear ythe saw and is for a purpose hereinafterdescribed.` y 1 Above the quadrant and "resting on the ooV ico

on a curve 50.

face thereof, is a loose block 32 substaniielly .Senn-Circular es indicated in ,Figyl with a pointer 33 to indicate the graduations'on the quadrant. The upper Lface of the block 32 is curved as indicated "at v34 having two grooves 35 out therein for a purpose hereinafter indicated.

The saw support D comprises a barrelV 40 held between the lugs 16 and 17 of the mitering guide B and has anaperture 41 therethrough. A pivot Y pin 42 passes through the apertures 43 in thelug 16, 41 in the barrel 40, 44 in the lug 1 7, `and 45 in the block 32. It is illustrated with a head 46 at `the lower end `and being screw threaded 47 at the top. A hand nut 48 bears against a washer 49 illustrated ont (See Figs 2 and Lle)L The barrel 40 has a lug k55 holding a horizontal swivel pin 56. This pivot supports the saw clamp E. Y

Theeav Clamp has a base @and is illustrated with 'two lugs 61 at the lloysnevr end vengaging the swivel pin 5,6. vTwo .protractor arms 62 are secured to the clamp base 60 the means illustrated being a pivot bolt 63. Thesev arms are curved with the center 5,6 and may be rigidly segu-red to the base 6.0. The uppereuifeee lof the Yblock i2 and the grooves 35 are on the ,same curve as the protractor arms. rlhe protractor arms are graduated as indicated at 64, there being a zero mark on the block 32,.

The clamp base supperts an outer clamp erm 65 by means of arms 66 secured thereto and a Vpill 67 through the base 6.0. A bow i spring 68 with two arms 69 is secured to the clamp base 60 and the outerV clamp 65 by screws 70. Itis preferable to monnt the Spring below the pin 67 so that if there is eey weer the Spring will Still clamp the saw guides tightly together. As 'arconyenf ient way to, 4guide theisaw in the saw elainp I provide shoulders 71,'onv the base and shoulders 7 2 von thel clamp arm, These V support saw guidesO aIlt-friction'material 73 and 74 between whiCh the saw iss shown clamped.

rlnhe .operation .of my horinQnt-al ruiter is as follows: 1

P-resuming themiter to be in the position illustrated inthe drawings with the nut 2,5` ,clamped tight, the hand ,nut ,48 ie loosened sufficiently to allow the barrel 4Q to rotate on the pivot pin 42. The pretraetor arms 62 engaging in the grooves 35. ofthe block 32 rotate this block with 'the barrel. Thesaw clamp carries the saw `and when the :scale Aon the quadrant 30 by means of the pointer 33 on thejbloclij 32 indicates the desired angle the handnut`48 is tightened, thereby clampingthe protractor 3133.5.: block 3L, barrel 40 and saw Clamp Eto a fixed position. The saw F may n ow be operated to cut'the desired miter.

'lieveling position.

The operation of my miter box acting as 11 vertical bevel is es follows, preeuming the device to l,he in the position indicated in the drawings.

' The hand nut 48 is loosened whereby the prot-raetor arms -62 may slide in reference to the washer 49. The whole saw clamp E swivels around the swivel pin 56 which is herizontally @Quilted- When the sca-le 64 indicates the proper angle of bevel the hand nut 48 is clamped against the protractor arms, thereby securing the saw clamp E in a kiixed position, Thesaw F is now operated -te lcult the desired bevel.

yFor cenvenience l have. designated thek yin a convenient position relative toy the board or timber, but aS, before mentioned,

the block 2 could bek graduated to indieate an en le I nfl the Saw operates very easily etween' the anti-friction plates held by the saw clamp and when it has cut into a timber a sulieent -dietanee the guides may still he used `or not, as desired.

The .Several mein elements which oovoperf `ate te form my pertablemiter box could obviously be altered, es Could the details of specifi@ parte Various ehangee may be made without departing from theV `Spirit of .the invention ae Claimed 1 l elaine: f i l. A Inter Vvbox having in combination a base, a vertical semifeircular block attached by a bolt thereto, e miteipg guide attached. to vSaid block to turn therein, a Saw Support pivotn .on a vertical. .eXS held by the mile?" ing gui e2 a saw clamp swiveling on a horizontal exis held by the Sew support, and a singlevrneans for clamping both the saw support and the saw clamp in mitering or l ,2. A miter box having in combination a guidel base'vhaving', a eurved 'semi-.circular block extending vertically therefrom, a mi-l f tering guide mounted oil, .Said bleek 1ley ebolt therethrough to oseillete 011 elioifiaontal axis, a nut on the bolt yto clamp said miteriiig Hide vlimi. desired position1 e'pp vertiealy mounted in Saidv miteriiis guides saw support pivot-ally mounted on said pin,

a een' clamp ewivelly mounteden a pin attached to said saw eiippert, protraetoii .arms

attached to said saw 'elamp, and means on iso the vertical pin to clamp the protraotor arms to thereby clamp the saw clamp and the saw support.

3. In a portable miter box, a mitering guide suitably supported, a saw support pivoting thereon on a vertical axis, a saw clamp swivelling on sai-d mitering` guide on a horizontal axis, a miter scale on said mitering guide, ablock loosely resting on said scale and having a semi-'circular base and rounded top surface, protractor arms attached to said saw clamp, a saw guide attached to said saw clamp, means whereby on pivoting vertically or swivelling horizontally, the protractor arms, and block indicate a mitering and a bevelling angle.

il. A miter box comprising in combination a mitering guide suitably supported and having a horizontal upper surface, having a semi-circular edge with a scale thereon, a lower and upper lug integral with the mitering guide, a pivot pin extending' vertically through said lugs, a block loosely resting on the upper surface of the mitering guide and being held in position by the vertical pin passing therethrough, a saw support pivoted on the vertical pin between the said lugs, a saw clamp connected to the saw support by a horizontal pivot, the upper surface of the said block having a pair of curved grooves, a pair of protractor arms pivotally connected to the saw clamp and sliding in the said grooves, ahand nut threaded on the upper end of the vertical bolt, said nut bearing against saidl protractor arms and forming the sole means to clamp the saw support and the saw guide when lswung on either its horizontal or vertical pivots to give a bevel or a miter angle.

5. A miter box as Claimed in claim 4:, in which the mitering guide is swivelly mounted on a vertical semi-circular block by means of a bolt an angular member having an arm seated in a circular hole in the mitering guide, a series of co-acting grooves on the faces of the mitering guide and the block, an army on the angle connected to the said MoRRIs A. MARTIN.

bolt and clamped against the block by a nut, 

